DHS Mayorkas Builds Migration Escalator for Ecuador; US Announces New Immigration Program for Ecuadorians

DHS Mayorkas Builds Migration Escalator for Ecuador:

President Joe Biden’s border chief will spend taxpayer funds to help migrants from Ecuador evade Congress’ caps on chain migration into American communities, jobs, and housing.

Biden’s Cuban-born, pro-migration border chief, Alejandro Mayorkas, justified his Ecuador escalator into America as a way to protect Ecuadoreans from the risks they would adopt by hiring coyotes to illegally sneak into the United States.

“Establishing this process for certain Ecuadorian nationals will ensure more families can access lawful pathways rather than placing themselves at the mercy of smugglers to make the dangerous journey,” he said in an agency statement which ignores the agency’s mission of guarding the border.

Mayorkas says his policies are driven by “equity.” But he said nothing about protecting the many Americans who are at the mercy of employers who prefer hiring Mayorkas’ poor, hard-working, and compliant migrants.

Many millions of Americans — especially older, sicker, and alienated Americans — have already lost decent wages, housing, good schools, and their stable, low-conflict society because Mayorkas and prior border chiefs have refused to enforce the nation’s border laws.

The GOP could stop the Mayorkas escalator if GOP leaders block funding in the pending 2024 appropriations bill. But many GOP leaders privately welcome the lucrative inflow of workers, renters, and consumers while they loudly criticize Mayorkas’ damaging border, crime, and drug policies. —>READ MORE HERE

US Announces New Immigration Program for Ecuadorians

A new legal immigration pathway for immigrants from Ecuador has been implemented by the Biden administration to help slow the influx of illegal immigrants trekking to enter the United States at its border with Mexico. 

According to the Department of Homeland Security, Family Reunification Parole (FRP) allows U.S-based Ecuadorians to sponsor immediate family members abroad to come into the country legally.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the FRP process will open up new pathways for legal immigration and reduce the number of people making the dangerous journey from Ecuador using people smugglers.

“Establishing this process for certain Ecuadorian nationals will ensure more families can access lawful pathways rather than placing themselves at the mercy of smugglers to make the dangerous journey,” he said.

“Those who do not avail themselves of family reunification parole or other lawful, safe, and orderly pathways, and attempt to enter the United States unlawfully will continue to face tough consequences.”

To qualify, an Ecuadorian must have a family member who is already a citizen or permanent resident to sponsor him or her for an immigrant visa. If approved, officials will invite the applicant to enter the United States under the humanitarian parole authority without waiting for a visa.

Under the new FRP process, qualifying applicants must be outside the United States at the time of application and go through all the usual screening, vetting, and medical requirements. Anyone who has already received an immigrant visa isn’t eligible. —>READ MORE HERE

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